St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-05
THE EXPRESS ROBBERS.
They tlead Guilty and Are Sen-
fenced to Long Terms in the Peni-
lentiar3.

They sIead Guilty and Are Sens
fenced to Long Terms in the Peni-
tentiar3.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 4.-The probability that
Frederick Wittrock, the Adams Express
robber, and his c0nfederates, would be
brought into the criminal court to-day,
drew large number of people to the court
room. anxious to catch a glimpse of the
famous highWayman. At II O'Clock the
grand jury. which was at that hour eX-
pected to be ready to uresent their indict-
mentS, announced that they were not
ready to report. An adjournment was
taken to give them further time to con-
slider the cases, and two subsequent adj
tournaments were taken, the last one until 2
p. NJ, for the same purpose. At the latter
hour. when Judge Morme took his seat,
the court room was crowded. the spectators
filling the aSles and duorways. The grand
jury flied in and took their seats. Gen
tlemen have you anything to report?"
asked the court. we have three true
bills,' responded the foreman The bills
were handed to the judge. who, after look
ing them over, dismissed the jury. One of
these was
THE JOINT INDICTMENT
against Frederick WittrOcl, Thomas
Weaver and William w. Haight. charging
them with larceny from railroad car. In
dlctmentS charging them with robbery in
the first degree were prepared yesterday,
but the form was changed TO the above. so
that there might be no difficulty in holding
Messenger Fotheringham, for an indict-
ment of robbery in the first degree would
be an admission of his innocence. At 2:12
O'clock the prisoners were brought from
their cells in the hold-over into court and
arraigned at the bar. III the court pleases. I"
| said MI. Glover, states attorney" the de-
| PENDANTS in this case desire to plead guilty
to the charges il the Indictment" The
clerk then asked the defendants if they heard
| the charges. They replied in the affirmative,
and to the question as to whether they
were guilty Or not guilty, answered
| guilty" The states attorney recon-
mended that the extreme penolty, seven
years in the pententiary. be melted out to
| WittrOck and Haight. and that Weaver
be given five years. The judge then sen
fenced them i'll accordance with the recon-
| mendatiOn. Wittrock and Haight took their
| sentences Stoically, the former remarking:
I'VE have made our beds and must lie on
them" But Weaver wos evidently affected.
| He cannot reconcile himself to the idea of
serving a sentence when Kinney and the
others, who received part of the stolen
money are allowed to 20 at liberty. After
receiving their sentences the prisoners We're
led back to their cells, where they will re-
main until tomorrow, when they Will be
taken to the penitentiary at jefferson City.
After Wittrock, Weaver and Haight
were sentenced to-day. just as the Jail door
closed behind the robbers, a tall, slender
young man in blue shirt was standing
against the screen talking to two ladies in
the cage"
THERE IS FoTHERINGHAM,"
said Haight to Wittrock as they halted near
the guards desk. Wittrock looked ntently
at the young man in the blue shirt and said:
Il believe it is" Yes, it's him." asserted
Haight By this time the irons had been
removed from Wittrock's wrists and walking
hastily to the young man in the blue shirt,
ne extended his hand and said, "Fother-
ingham, old boy, am glad to see you. |
did you wrong about two months ago, but
| hope you don't bear me any hard feel
ings." None at all, " said Fothermgham,
although you took advantage of me when
we last met" Again shaking hands Foth-
eringham continued his conversation with
the ladies. Shortly afterwards the pair
shook hands and had long conversation
regarding the events that had transpred
since they last met. Haight Joined u them
and the three talked some time.